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Checkout new article on CR.com - "Counterfeit Revival"

Counterfeit Revival | ChurchRater I had a friend who sought asylum in the US after fleeing Russia. She told me she would stand in line in Russia for hours to buy a pair of shoes. When she got to the front of the line she would buy a pair. It didn't matter if they were the right color or the right style and it mattered little if they

CR's own Tyler Mahoney has a new article hit the Huffington Post on young people and the Catholic Church.

The 99 Lost Sheep: 20-Somethings and the Catholic Church Millennials are expected to apologize for a hierarchy that wants us to be a part of its ancient tradition, but has made no meaningful effort to include us.

http://www.slate.com/id/2278923/

Why do Americans claim to be more religious than they are? Two in five Americans say they regularly attend religious services. Upward of 90 percent of all Americans believe in God, pollsters report, and more than 70 percent have absolutely no doubt that God exists. The patron saint of Christmas, Americans insist,

http://www.crosswalk.com/11642639/

10 Things About the Christmas Story You May Have Missed, It is a great privilege to tell the Christmas story. Allow me to elaborate on that fact and nine other aspects of this wonderful story you might have missed...

http://www.crosswalk.com/pastors/11642329/page2/

America’s Four Gods, Pastors, Church Ministry Leadership, Page 2 Read pastor resources and bible tools for church ministry leaders. Pastor and ministry leadership help from sermon illustrations, resources, books, blogs. Read more church ministry and pastors resources., Page 2

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html?ref=religion_and_belief

More Christians Are Fleeing Iraq In New Violence Thousands of Iraqi Christians from Baghdad and Mosul have fled to northern Iraq amid a campaign of targeted violence against them.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/09/evangelical-author-philip-yancey-asks-what-good-is-god/

Evangelical author Philip Yancey asks: What good is God? Philip Yancey, a popular evangelical author, was driving on a deserted road in New Mexico one Sunday morning when something went wrong. His Ford Explorer hit a patch of black ice and fish-tailed.

Does your Church have a social media strategy? How do you feel about it?

http://blog.beliefnet.com/religionandpubliclife/2010/12/yo-social-media-bishops.html

Yo, Social Media bishops! - Religion & Public Life With Mark Silk At the USCCB meeting in Baltimore a month ago, Bishop Ron Herzog of Alexandria, LA, summoned his fellow hierarchs to join the Social Media World. (I've posted his talk after the jump, courtesy of Rocco.) There's plenty of tasty food... By Mark Silk @ December 8, 2010 10:47 AM

http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/11/Inspiration-for-Moving-Forward.aspx

Inspiration for Moving Forward- Beliefnet.com Move through pain to wonder. Mark Nepo offers reflections on spirit and friendship, and about our ongoing need to stay vital and in love with this life, no matter the hardships we encounter. Mark Nepo is author of

http://www.crosswalk.com/11641931/

Who Needs Marriage: TIME Asked the Question - Do You Have an Answer?, Read about Jesus Christ on Crosswalk.com, the leading site for Christian living resources featuring our Bible Study Tools. Information and video about the history of the Bible, Jesus, and more!